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…Valentine’s day Party …Beach Party …White Rave Party!! Isn’t it exciting? A party to end each of our day in Pre-ICON last February 14-16, 2017.  As I looked at the final reminder, more than just a party it is the many activities prepared by the team that excite me the most.  I know that this will be extra special because the venue is in Iloilo where I spent my college years and Guimaras, and for the first time, I’ll be attending with my sister, Quennie. Though first day of the event I was sick, it doesn’t hinder me to joyfully know new brothers and sisters in the community.  As we feel the love and care for each other, we extended the love of God to the people outside the community through different socio-civic activities, visiting a center of young adults with disabilities and giving goods to our Aeta brothers and sisters in Guimaras. It was an awesome moment when we had our morning worship by the beach and at the mountaintop of Balaan na Krus (...

I'm so much excited for this year’s Pre-Icon, not only because it's in my hometown, but I am happy to update myself about Iloilo and this event is a very good avenue for me to know the place better.   The theme "Explore - Experience -  Encounter" is very personal to me because through our activities, it refreshes me about Iloilo Culture and the must-go places. Our group was assigned for the hospital visit during on the first day. Seeing the patients at first ached my heart about their condition and opened my eyes to the real situation that those people need help and our presence satisfy their needs especially our prayers. We called our visit "Give Love on Valentine’s Day."  And I'm lucky enough my unknown relative to me admitted in the same hospital and it was an instant reunion venue for us to know each other.  Before I am used to go in swimming only in this place, but this time it's a worship venue. I thank God for bringing this eve...

It was by God’s grace that I was able to attend the 24th SFC International Conference, my very first time to experience such gathering of SFC’s from all over the world. It was a sort of homecoming for me, owing to the fact that it was held in my hometown, the city of Iloilo. This year’s theme for the Pre-ICON, which is “Explore.Experience.Encounter”, truly encapsulated the joy I have felt and the memorable moments I have made during that 3-day event. The joy of experiencing Jesus Christ from the smiles of those marginalized and indigenous people who have benefitted from our different outreach activities, to the bonds I have made with other brothers and sisters as we shared our struggles and victories in spreading the love and word of God all over the world. My Jesus-experience happened during the trek going up the Balaan Bukid or the holy mountain in the province of Guimaras. Along the way, there are stations of the cross depicting the journey of our Lord Jesus Ch...

February 17 to 19, 2017 was a weekend of surprises, affirmation and empowering love. I attended the 24th SFC International Conference inspired by the verse Cor 16: 13-14 “Be on guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous and strong” with a theme “ALL OUT” in Iloilo, the City of Love, with an open heart to experience Christ’s great love. The first day began with a Holy Mass presided by Rev. Fr. Randy. He shared to us the message that we were all gathered not only to build the city but to build the Kingdom. Let us do things through language of love, the love that is from Christ. My heart was very excited to the opening worship for God’s messages.  Praise God for 5000+ delegates who made through the ICON. Everyone has different stories or struggles about making it through ICON but there is only one reason why we were there and it is because of God.   In Session 1 , what is it that we guard? What do we value? Tito Noli talked about the things that we need ...